In 1971, Harry Bruce, recognized as one of Canada's top non-fiction writers, lost his mind-according to his peers-when he left bustling, lucrative Toronto and moved his family to the tough little seaport of Halifax. Harry was already...
Literary arts
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Author:Bruce, HarrySummary: - Author:Bernier, FrédériqueSummary:
Ce petit livre est une grotte, une caverne littéraire sur les parois de laquelle se projettent les hantises et les rêveries d'une alter ego nommée Frida Burns. Brève autobiographie intellectuelle et lyrique, ce carnet interroge les...
- Author:Reagin, Nancy RuthSummary:
Harry Potter lives in a world that is both magical and historical. Hogwarts pupils ride an old-fashioned steam train to school, notes are taken on parchment with quill pens, and Muggle legends come to life in the form of werewolves,...
- Author:Anelli, MelissaSummary:
The Harry Potter series has ended, but the story is not over. With remembrances from J. K. Rowling's editors, agents, publicists, fans, and Rowling herself, Melissa Anelli takes us on a personal journey through every aspect of the Harry...
- Author:Small, Larry, Ryan, ShannonSummary:
Men and boys of Newfoundland's north East Coast always looked forward to the coming of March. It was sealing or swilin' time. Seal meat would give some reprieve to `the long and hungry month of March by which time the family food store...
- Author:Fry, StephenSummary:
Do men and women really say what they mean? Also Stephen investigates sex, domination, gender, power, and sex changes (as only he can).
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The Canadian Prairie has long been represented as a timeless and unchanging location, defined by settlement and landscape. Now, a new generation of writers and historians challenge that perception and argue. Instead, that it is a region...
- Author:Mohr, MelissaSummary:
Holy Sh*t tells the story of two kinds of swearing--obscenities and oaths--from ancient Rome and the Bible to today. With humor and insight, Melissa Mohr takes readers on a journey to discover how "swearing" has come to include both...
- Author:Fiamengo, JaniceSummary:
Home Ground and Foreign Territory is an original collection of essays on early Canadian literature in English. Aiming to be both provocative and scholarly, it encompasses a variety of (sometimes opposing) perspectives, subjects, and...
- Author:Nouwen, Henri J. M.Summary:
Follows the path of Nouwen's spiritual home-coming. More than three years prior to writing his great classic, The return of the prodigal son, Nouwen suffered a personal breakdown followed by a time of sealing solitude when he encoutered...
- Author:Sugars, CynthiaSummary:
Canadian literature, and specifically the teaching of Canadian literature, has emerged from a colonial duty to a nationalist enterprise and into the current territory of postcolonialism. From practical discussions related to specific...
- Author:Manguel, AlbertoSummary:
No one knows if there was a man named Homer, but there is little doubt that the epic poems assembled under his name form the cornerstone of Western literature. The Iliad and the Odyssey-with their incomparable tales of the Trojan War,...
- Author:Rosenberg, LizSummary:
An affecting biography of the author of Anne of Green Gables is the first for young readers to include revelations about her last days and to encompass the complexity of a brilliant and sometimes troubled life. Once upon a time, there...
- Author:Sol, AdamSummary:
A collection of playfully elucidating essays to help reluctant poetry readers become well-versed in verseDeveloped from Adam Sol's popular blog, How a Poem Moves is a collection of 35 short essays that walks readers through an array of...
- Author:Conway, KyleSummary:
In this candid and concise volume, Kyle Conway, author of The Art of Communication in a Polarized World, considers how we can open ourselves to others and to ideas that scare us by reading difficult texts. Conway argues that because we...
- Author:The MothSummary:
From toasts to eulogies, from job interviews to social events, this book will help you with ideas, structure, delivery and more. - CNN. Over the past twenty-five years, the directors of The Moth have worked with people from all walks of...
- Author:Russell, Pamela, Donskov, Andrew, Woodsworth, John, Klioutchanski, Arkadi, Gladkova, LiudmilaSummary:
How to Write a Précis is designed to teach students how to read and comprehend a text, and then reduce its length without omitting the essential details or radically altering the style of the original. It contains theoretical background...
- Author:Chee, AlexanderSummary:
Alexander Chee presents a manifesto on the entangling of life, literature, and politics, and how the lessons learned from a life spent reading and writing fiction have changed him. In these essays, he grows from student to teacher,...
- Author:Tweedy, JeffSummary:
There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal wasn't so mysterious and was actually achievable for anyone who wants to experience more magic and creativity in their life? That's...
- Author:Attenberg, JamiSummary:
Modern fiction author Jami Attenberg reveals the defining moments that pushed her to create a life, and voice, she could claim for herself.
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